Hofstra University

Hofstra University is an internationally ranked and recognized private university in Hempstead, N.Y. Hofstra is a dynamic community of nealry 11,000 students dedicated to civic engagement, academic excellence and becoming leaders in their communities and their careers. Our campus is a leafy oasis just a quick train ride away from New York City and all its cultural, recreational and professional opportunities. We offer small classes and personal attention, with the resources, technology and facilities of a large university. Students can choose from more than 165 undergraduate program options and 175 graduate program options in the liberal arts and sciences, education, health professions and human services, the Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs, the Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science, the Frank G. Zarb School of Business, the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication, the Maurice A. Deane School of Law, the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies, and the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.

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Premedical Student from Woodbury Honored at New England Science Symposium for Cancer Research

Esha Sharma '24, a student in the BS/MD program at Hofstra University, won a Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Award at the New England Science Symposium (NESS) at Harvard Medical School for a presentation about her research on the causes of a common form of leukemia.

Academic Award - May 26

Hofstra University Congratulates Fall 2022 Provost's List Students

Hofstra University is proud to announce the Fall 2022 Provost's List, which recognizes students who earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average.

Honors List - May 26

Hofstra University Inducts Students Into Phi Beta Kappa

Hofstra University inducted 48 students into its chapter of Phi Beta Kappa this spring. Phi Beta Kappa is considered an emblem of high achievement and strong potential. The society celebrates and advocates excellence in the liberal arts and sciences. Its campus chapters invite for induction the most outstanding arts and sciences students at America's leading colleges and universities.

Honors Program - May 26

Senior Awarded Carnegie Research Assistantship

Hofstra student Maxwell Clegg '23 of Arlington, VA, will be examining the economic, political, technological, and transnational issues shaping Africa's future as a research assistant at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a prestigious international think tank.

Achievement (Other) - May 26

Mu Kappa Chapter of Gamma Theta Upsilon Welcomes New Students

A group of 13 Hofstra University students were inducted into the Mu Kappa Chapter of Gamma Theta Upsilon (GTU), the international honor society for geography students.

Honor Society - May 26

Hofstra University Congratulates Fall 2022 Dean's List Students

Hofstra University congratulates the students named to the Fall 2022 Dean's List for their outstanding academic achievement. Students must earn a grade point average of at least 3.5 during the semester to make the Dean's List.

Dean's List - May 26

Students Showcase Projects at Hofstra University's Undergraduate Research Day

Undergraduate students at Hofstra University presented their original research as part of Undergraduate Research Day on December 12, 2022. The displays represented months of individual work under the guidance of an academic advisor. Representation from nearly all of Hofstra,s schools participated, with a wide range of topics and research methods.

Research / Grant - Jan 23

Brand Prize Awarded to Honor Hofstra Students' Writing Talents

The writing talents of two Hofstra students were recently honored with the Dana Brand Prize, an award named for a popular English professor who passed away in 2011. May 2022 graduate Zachary Parrish received the award for "The Consequences of Denialistic Responses to Atrocity," an essay of literary criticism. Katherine Choma '23 is the prize's first recipient for a work of creative nonfiction: "The Things They Will Tell You/The Things I Wish I Said."

Academic competition - 2022 Dec 5

Philosophy Major Celebrates Publication of Paper

"Punishment for the Failed Criminal," a paper by philosophy major Evan Lopes '23, has been published in the undergraduate philosophy journal Ephermeris. In the piece, Lopes analyzes the similarities and differences between successful criminal acts and attempted but failed criminal acts. The measure of punishment for each should be the same, he argues. Whether or not there was resulting harm is incidental.

Student Excellence - 2022 Dec 5

Welcome to Hofstra University!

Hofstra University is excited to welcome the newest members of the Pride. We look forward to seeing how they will make a positive impact in their communities as HU World Changers!

Enrollment - 2022 Jun 9

Hofstra Student from Phoenixville Awarded Awarded Global Studies Scholarship

The Global Studies and Geography Department has announced Marrakech Cunliffe '23 as the 2022-23 recipient of the Masaharu G. Inaba Endowed Memorial Scholarship.

Scholarship - 2022 May 19

Hofstra University Congratulates Midyear Graduates

More than 700 Hofstra University students earned their undergraduate, graduate, or law degrees in December 2021. Watch videos or check out photos from the midyear celebration at hofstra.edu/commencement.

Graduation - 2022 May 12

Music Major Accepted Into Russian Opera Intensive

Christopher Lau '21, a music major with a concentration in vocal performance, has been accepted as a young artist in the Russian Opera Workshop, a summer intensive at the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia.

Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2020 Jun 22

First Recipients for Professors' Peace Fellowships

A recent alumnus with a passion for fighting the global human trafficking crisis and a junior who has mentored local high school students are the first recipients of Hofstra University's "Peace Fellowships." These awards were endowed in 2019 by longtime Hofstra professors and community activists Michael D'Innocenzo and Martin Melkonian. The hope of these faculty members was that the funds would give students the financial freedom to spend more time outside the classroom working on local and far-reaching community programs and projects.

Community Service - 2021 Dec 1

Hofstra University Congratulates Fall 2020 Provost's List Students

Hofstra University is proud to announce the Fall 2020 Provost's List, which recognizes students who have earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average.

Provost's List - 2021 Jan 27

Four Students Win National Gracie Awards

Four students have won national Gracie Awards for excellence in news programming for their work on campus radio station WRHU 88.7 FM, part of the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication. The prestigious honor, given annually by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation, recognizes work by, for, or about women in television, radio, and online media on the national, local, and student level.

Business/professional - 2019 May 22

Students Win Coding Competition

Two Hofstra University computer science students were on a team that took first place in the JPMorgan Chase Code for Good competition hosted in Tampa, Florida this month. The competition is an opportunity for students to work in teams alongside JP Morgan's coders to solve a technical challenge faced by one of two non-profit clients at the event.

Student Competition - 2019 Jan 11

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